God wants to change us into His image but it will take a life time! He does it little by little as He knows a complete revealing of all the changes needed in us in one go could demoralise us. Think of dieting, exercising or suchlike - if we fail even once we sometimes feel like giving up. It is not going to be a perfect process with us involved in our transformation! However, God has already forgiven us and sees the full change ahead of time. He is our role model. He expects us to be as patient with ourselves as He is certainly patient with us. (Deuteronomy 7:22)
